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[PadWarrior]

So I won't be able to play Mario Kart Wii and Brawl online even on my WiiU? Or Mario Kart 7 on my 3DS?

 

[eggwolio]

Fuck, that means I'll probably never finish getting to all of the Picross 3D downloadable puzzles (there's way more than you can fit on the cart at one time) . I've been slowly working through them for a while now after finally finishing all of the downloadable puzzles for Picross DS (which has waaaay less cart space).

This. Plus all the extra Layton puzzles. Guess it's finally time to pick up a copy of last spectre.

 

[IsntChrisL]

I'm confused. Does a game like MK Wii not use a p2p hosting? [or whatever it's called]

It's probably to move NWC servers over to Nintendo Network games that people actually play.

 

[Persona7]

Does Animal Crossing and Mario Kart have LAN play?

 

[Ahasverus]

Every game ever is going to have servers go down.

These ones have lasted longer than most.

That is the aspect of online that sucks. Skyrim will be playable in 1000 years, WoW won't.

 

[Frayne Daddy]

Never will happen, but wish MS and nintendo could come together to build a live like service for nintendo products. Good revenue for MS and gives nintendo an actual decent online tool to work with.

The store is messy, no leaderboards, friends are terrible, no Mics, long load times, etc

One can dream

 

[Sandfox]

whoa.

Feels a little soon doesn't it?

Wait, does this affect the Pokemon bank thing?

These devices have been dead for quite a while now and it has no affect on Pokemon Bank.

 

[PotionBleue]

So I won't be able to play Mario Kart Wii and Brawl online even on my WiiU? Or Mario Kart 7 on my 3DS?

Mario Kart 7 is unaffected as it's a 3DS game, it uses Nintendo Network (3DS + Wii U games), not Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (DS + Wii games).

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

This does not affect the Wii Shop Channel so I would assume you can still perform a Wii to Wii U transfer.

Ok. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Aquamarine]

RIP DS and Wii


This is their deathknell.

 

[Lunar15]

EDIT: I can't read!

 

[Berordn]

This is absurd. What is their reasoning?

Eight years later, use vs. maintenance cost, increase value proposition of new games and consoles?

 

[Flandy]

I had some good times playing CoD WaW on the Wii. RIP

 

[Freezie KO]

Never will happen, but with MS and nintendo could come together to build a live like service for nintendo products. Good revenue for MS and gives nintendo an actual decent online took to work with.

The store is messy, no leaderboards, friends are terrible, no Mics, long load times, etc

One can dream

The fact that it's going to be 8 years until Smash 5 has voice chat is depressing.

 

[Tablo]

This is such BS, I hate when this happens. Especially for the Pokémon titles...
How much does it cost to keep basic Pokémon internet stuff running smfh.
Times like this I just can't bear to take this news in a pragmatic fashion.

 

[megarockexe]

Oh my this is sad. None of the MegaMan games though? At least it isn't too bad, but those are some pretty huge games on that list. Some clearly had more time than others.

 

[Aquamarine]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_Wi-Fi_Connection_games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_DS_Wi-Fi_Connection_games

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Uh

So should I actually use Poke Bank sometime soon then?

No effect. Pokemon bank uses Nintendo Network.

Though if you have pokemon to trade in D/P/Pt, HG/SS or B/B2/W/W2, you should probably get on that.

 

[Shaanyboi]

That is the aspect of online that sucks. Skyrim will be playable in 1000 years, WoW won't.

Really dude? 1000 years?

 

[randomkid]

This is pretty dumb, I have lots of DS games in my backlog. I guess I should go download all the extra Layton 4 puzzles.

I just started Bangai-O, is this gonna affect downloads for that? I assume this affect Solatorobo too? I need a full compiled list.

So annoying, this shouldn't be happening for many more years.

 

[daydream]

Just remembered that I did play online on my DS once, over a public hotspot. Tetris DS against some Japanese guy. Pretty intense match.

OH NO, I forgot about this. Someone needs to compile a list of all the games you can download extras from.

Picross, Picross 3d, I know the first professor layton did.

Such a list would be helpful, yes.

 

[spindashing]

Wow... The end of Mario Kart Wii and Brawl...

 

[PadWarrior]

This is way too soon IMO.

 

[Timeless]

Hopefully World of Diving (or hackers) can replace the greatness of Endless Ocean online.

 

[Shun]

Oh man Dragon Quest X...

I guess those servers are gonna be dropped in favor of the Wii U, PC, and Android.

 

[Out of Working Order]

Sad because I see it as the last hurrah of the Wii and DS. What a great generation.

I had lots of fun with Mario Kart online.

 

[Aquamarine]

That is the aspect of online that sucks. Skyrim will be playable in 1000 years, WoW won't.

The USA won't exist in 1000 years.

 

[wsippel]

I'm talking about taking down the store more than anything.

If sony took down the ps3 store next week there would be a riot at sony hq.

Nintendo isn't taking down the stores.

 

[Caladrius]

Such a pity. I'll miss MK Wii

Uh

So should I actually use Poke Bank sometime soon then?

The transfer mechanisms for Generations 4-5 and 5-6 don't require the Wi-fi connection.

 

[Out of Working Order]

That is the aspect of online that sucks. Skyrim will be playable in 1000 years, WoW won't.

You better be ready to eat crow if you're wrong.

 

[Dryk]

How long until hackers set up alternatives?

You can generate Pokemon in Black and White by connecting to a custom DNS server, so it's probably doable.

 

[theprodigy]

The USA won't exist in 1000 years.

I'll bet my life that you're wrong

Spoiler

won't matter who wins because we'll both be dead lol

 

[darkside31337]

That's because people pay for those services. Whether it is better or not on those systems (it is), or whether it's better and free on PC (it is) is one thing, but the consumer base for online services of Nintendo has been conditioned to expect free services without all the bells and whistles. Of course they/we would like more but that's a slow path of progress.

Personally, I wasn't a huge user of their wifi services but it was nice to be able to drop in anytime and get smashed in mario kart.

Its free on PS3. Still.

And yes people would be outraged but its for the simple reason that both the PS3 and 360 are still seeing new games with heavy online components.

The Wii has been a dead system for ages now. So its understandable why they're doing this but its still shit.

 

[khaaan]

As long as the shops remain open, that's fine.

Actually, I still need to download Layton and Picross puzzles (never came around to it since the DS doesn't like WPA2). Will that stuff still be available?

fffff...completely forgot about that, I haven't even finished Diabolical Box!
NA is currently fine right? Either way, a bit of wake up call. I might just check out online modes I never bothered with on all my Wii and DS games though I'm sure a tonne of them will be empty...Animal Crossing, Dragon Quest IX, Order of Ecclesia, Battalion Wars 2, The Last Story, and plenty more I'm sure.

 

[TheOGB]

These devices have been dead for quite a while now and it has no affect on Pokemon Bank.

No effect. Pokemon bank uses Nintendo Network.

Though if you have pokemon to trade in D/P/Pt, HG/SS or B/B2/W/W2, you should probably get on that.

The transfer mechanisms for Generations 4-5 and 5-6 don't require the Wi-fi connection.

Sweet, no rush then.

 

[pargonta]

I wonder how many people use a Wii for Netflix still? If so, they're shit out of luck.

I'd hope no one would use a Wii for Netflix, I really do.

i assumed it was under the paid services banner. if not, i wonder why hulu is allowed.

i know a person who still uses it on wii, but just the one.

 

[Brazil]

Oh, man. I remember when I bought that terrible Nintendo USB dongle to be able to play Mario Kart DS online. That was ages ago. Back then I didn't even know what a router was.

You better be ready to eat crow if you're wrong.

There won't be any crow left in 3014.

 

[Eusis]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

Hell, doing it for POKEMON is cause enough for outrage I feel. What the hell, it's crazy that's all going down when it's not even like the Wii and DS are long dead platforms. Pokemon White and Black 2 are just over a year old, and will be about one and a half years by the time this happens. That's like an EA Sports title shutdown, worse maybe.

 

[shink]

No effect. Pokemon bank uses Nintendo Network.

Though if you have pokemon to trade in D/P/Pt, HG/SS or B/B2/W/W2, you should probably get on that.

If I transfer from D/P to B/W2 locally using my DS and 3DS and then from B/W to X/Y using the Bank/Transporter that should be fine right?

 

[Lunar15]

i assumed it was under the paid services banner. if not, i wonder why hulu is allowed.

i know a person who still uses it on wii, but just the one.

I completely misread it.

 

[Mit-]

WTF!? I hate when companies do this, it's false advertising when you buy a game and the online doesn't work.

That's why they don't manufacture and sell the games anymore.

Any remaining new stock is old leftover retailer stock.

And in the off chance that they do actually still manufacture any of these games in April, they will likely remove the WFC logos.

 

[BatDan]

If I transfer from D/P to B/W2 locally using my DS and 3DS and then from B/W to X/Y using the Bank/Transporter that should be fine right?

Yeah, this should be good.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Oh man Dragon Quest X...

I guess those servers are gonna be dropped in favor of the Wii U, PC, and Android.

It comes under paid services, I assume, so it's probably safe.

 

[StoopKid]

Nintendo isn't taking down the stores.

Your right misread.

 

[Lebon14]

So no more gen IV and V Pokemon trades?

Online trades, yeah. Anyway, it's plagued with hacked pokemons.

On another note, it's sad to see the service go. Really...

 

[Ridley327]

This is absurd. What is their reasoning?

I imagine they don't feel like the online userbase for games that use NWC is big enough to offset whatever costs they're incurring by keeping them up, including paying Gamespy.

 

[Sorcerer]

I guess since this was such a monster success for Nintendo, they said screw online no one needs that anymore.

 

[eggwolio]

Just remembered that I did play online on my DS once, over a public hotspot. Tetris DS against some Japanese guy. Pretty intense match.

I didn't even think about Tetris. Ouch. Right in the feels.

 

[Pociask]

Well, guess I'll never get to play MKWii online. It has to be some kind of record for longest online servers kept up by the publisher for a title that was still selling at or near full price. My point of comparison is the EA/Activision approach of taking down servers 1-2 years after launch for games that cratered in price 3-6 months after launch.

 

[Sylverstone14]

I am legit shocked they are shutting down MK Wii.

How else are they going to promote Mario Kart 8 as the new hotness?